Apparel coat



Dec, 16,1939. I HESSLER 1,785,029

APPAREL COAT Filed Aug. 19, 1929 Fig. 1

Inventor A,Hess1er Att y.

Patented Dec. 16, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE -ARTHUR HESSLER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE ALLIGATOR COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSd'URI, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE APPAREL COAT Application filed August 19,

My invention relates to an apparel coat' and particularly to a top coat of waterproof fabric or similar material such as are termed rain coats, slickers or the like. Such coats a are commonly supplied with belts sliding in guide straps for drawing the coat snugly around the body of the wearer. It is the object of my invention to provide simple and effective means for retaining such belt in position so that it cannot become detached from the coat, which means will in no way interfere with the function of the belt in drawing the coat around the wearers body.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate so much of one form of apparel coat as is necessary to disclose my invention, Figure 1 is an elevation, and Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1.

The middle portion of the coat 5 is provided with a pair of guide straps 6 which may be secured in position in any suitable manner, as for example by the fasteners 7. Sliding in the straps is a belt 8 provided at one end with a buckle 9 and at the other with a tapered portion 10 to facilitate its insertion into the buckle. The buckle may be of any suitable form but as shown in the drawing is of the friction type and a loop 11 surrounds the belt adjacent to the buckle to hold down the end of the belt.

In order to retain the belt 8 in position I attach to the body of the coat 5 at points 12 directly under or adjacent to the straps 6, a pair of flexible tapes 13 slightly narrower than the belt, the opposite ends being extended inwardly, that is, toward each other, and attached to the belt at points 14. The points of attachment of the tapes 13 with relation to the coat and belt should be such that when both the coat and belt are stretched taut the tapes will be fully extended, as shown in the drawings. The length of the tapes should be suflicient to allow the necessary relative movement between the coat and belt. I have found that this result may be accomplished in the average size mans coat if each tape is made approximately five inches in length.

Having fully described my invention, what 1929. Serial N0. 386,874.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. An article of the class described coma prising a coatbody provided with guide straps, a belt sliding in said straps, and a flexible tape interposed between the coat and belt and attached at one end to the coat and at the other to the belt, a portion of said tape between its ends being unattached to either coat or belt to allow relative movement between said parts.

2. An article of the class described comprising a coat body provided with a pair of guide straps, a belt sliding in said straps, and a pair of flexible tapes each attached at one end to said coat, the opposite ends of said straps extending toward each other and being attached to the belt, a portion of each of said tapes between their ends being unattached to either coat or belt to allow relative movement between said parts.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature, this 14th day of August, 1929.

ARTHUR HESSLER. 

